Question
Simplify the expression
3x3−86x2−2x
Evaluate
x2×3x−86x2−2x
Solution
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Evaluate
x2×3x
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
x2+1×3
Add the numbers
x3×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
3x3
3x3−86x2−2x
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Factor the expression
x(3x2−86x−2)
Evaluate
x2×3x−86x2−2x
Multiply
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Evaluate
x2×3x
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
x2+1×3
Add the numbers
x3×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
3x3
3x3−86x2−2x
Rewrite the expression
x×3x2−x×86x−x×2
Solution
x(3x2−86x−2)
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Find the roots
x1=343−1855,x2=0,x3=343+1855
Alternative Form
x1≈−0.023237,x2=0,x3≈28.689904
Evaluate
x2×3x−86x2−2x
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
x2×3x−86x2−2x=0
Multiply
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Multiply the terms
x2×3x
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
x2+1×3
Add the numbers
x3×3
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
3x3
3x3−86x2−2x=0
Factor the expression
x(3x2−86x−2)=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=03x2−86x−2=0
Solve the equation
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Evaluate
3x2−86x−2=0
Substitute a=3,b=−86 and c=−2 into the quadratic formula x=2a−b±b2−4ac
x=2×386±(−86)2−4×3(−2)
Simplify the expression
x=686±(−86)2−4×3(−2)
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
(−86)2−4×3(−2)
Multiply
(−86)2−(−24)
Rewrite the expression
862−(−24)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
862+24
Evaluate the power
7396+24
Add the numbers
7420
x=686±7420
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
7420
Write the expression as a product where the root of one of the factors can be evaluated
4×1855
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 2
22×1855
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
22×1855
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
21855
x=686±21855
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
x=686+21855x=686−21855
Simplify the expression
x=343+1855x=686−21855
Simplify the expression
x=343+1855x=343−1855
x=0x=343+1855x=343−1855
Solution
x1=343−1855,x2=0,x3=343+1855
Alternative Form
x1≈−0.023237,x2=0,x3≈28.689904
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